Come Together Podcast

The podcast that brings diverse guests together to share their experience and find common ground through music.

Three fellows walk into a (musical) bar 03/13/2025

Three fellows walk into a (musical) bar Aspen Civil Society Fellows, Dhani Jones and Jorge Lima, join Shaka to discuss songs that remind us of places, songs that speak to our personal leadership styles, and finally music that encourages strengthening community bonds. Songs reviewed and reacted to: Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell I Love This Bar - Toby Keith Danza Kuduro - Don Omar, Lucenzo River - Leon Bridges Redemption Song - Bob Marley & The Wailers Wanna Be Cool - Nico Segal What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Frederic Chopin Mi Gente - Fania All Stars, Hector Lavoe Simunye (We Are One) - PJ Morton, Soweto Spiritual Singers /episode/index/show/b6b14a64-1f50-4a40-8bc6-12552d928bad/id/35675895

Justice, growing up, and a hard day at work 11/30/2023

Justice, growing up, and a hard day at work This season of the Come Together podcast features guests from Nashville, sitting down to find common ground through music. Episode 1 features Juvenile Court Judge and CEO of the Beacon Center, . This unlikely pair discusses where they grew up, what a constitutes a "hard day" at work, and the topic of justice. /episode/index/show/b6b14a64-1f50-4a40-8bc6-12552d928bad/id/28857428

Parents, hope, and walkup music 07/25/2023

Parents, hope, and walkup music On this episode Shaka is joined by two friends who, at birth were separated by roughly 4,000 miles. Jonathan Worsley, an Englishman and the Associate Pastor at in Nashville, Tennessee. Joining him is Dr. Theon Hill, a professor of communications at in Chicago. They'll come together as they discuss a parent, hope, and the all-important, "walkup song." We hope you enjoy! /episode/index/show/b6b14a64-1f50-4a40-8bc6-12552d928bad/id/27565644

Hobbies, COVID-19, and America - pt. 2 06/05/2023

Hobbies, COVID-19, and America - pt. 2 On part two of this episode, host Shaka Mitchell continues the conversation with Will Snowden and Dr. Vaughn May. The talk more about COVID, and America - in all her glory and with all her faults. /episode/index/show/b6b14a64-1f50-4a40-8bc6-12552d928bad/id/27049005

Hobbies, COVID-19, and America - pt. 1 05/21/2023

Hobbies, COVID-19, and America - pt. 1 On this episode, host Shaka Mitchell is joined by Will Snowden and Dr. Vaughn May. is a lawyer, true Renaissance man, and the Director of Vera Institute for Justice's Louisiana office. Vaughn is a of political science at Belmont University in Nashville, TN. After talking about songs that get the party started in their respective homes, they discuss hobbies, COVID, and America - in all her glory and with all her faults. /episode/index/show/b6b14a64-1f50-4a40-8bc6-12552d928bad/id/26906247

Getting the party started, summertime, home, and growing old 04/05/2023

Getting the party started, summertime, home, and growing old On this episode of the Come Together podcast Shaka talks to three guests about songs that remind them of summertime, home, and growing old. We get to hear from , a mom and transcontinental traveler, Lizzette Gonzales Reynolds, an education policy , and Yesha Yadav, a based in Nashville. /episode/index/show/b6b14a64-1f50-4a40-8bc6-12552d928bad/id/26447460

The Come Together Podcast - Trailer 01/31/2023

The Come Together Podcast - Trailer Now introducing the Come Together podcast where we use music to find common ground. /episode/index/show/b6b14a64-1f50-4a40-8bc6-12552d928bad/id/25785087

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